Top 5 celebrity death conspiracy theories

After the recent claim that
Michael Jackson lives on as burns victim Dave Dave we take a look at some of the greatest celebrity death conspiracies.

1. Marilyn Monroe:

On August 5, 1962, the actress was found dead at her home in Los Angeles.

An autopsy showed a combination of drugs in her system, and the cause of death was recorded as “acute barbiturate poisoning,” resulting from accidental overdose. However, there were a number of alternate theories about her death, including suicide and murder.

Some claimed she had been killed by the mafia or the CIA.

2. Elvis Presley

The biggest conspiracy surrounding Elvis Presley’s death, of course, is the theory that he isn’t dead at all.

There have been numerous sightings of The King since his demise on August 16, 1977. He died at the age of 42 from a heart attack at his Graceland home. He had been using the toilet at the time.

3. John Lennon

On December 8, 1980, the former Beatle was shot dead by Mark Chapman outside The Dakota building in New York where he lived.

He was shot four times. Chapman later pleaded guilty to murder and is still in prison. Lennon was tracked by the FBI in the 70s and there are those that believe the US government could have been involved in his death.

There is even a nonsenscial theory that horror writer Stephen King shot Lennon, based completely on his likeness to Chapman, it would appear.

4. Kurt Cobain

The Nirvana singer and guitarist was found dead at his home in Seattle on April 8, 1994. He has shot himself in the head, leaving a suicide note.

Despite the offical ruling on his death, some fans, family members and private investigators have long thought that Cobain was murdered.

5. Tupac Shakur

On September 7, 1996, the rapper was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas after watching a Mike Tyson boxing match.

He died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. His passing sparked a raft of conspiracy theories, including that he faked his own death and that it was a government assassination.

There were also theories that rival rapper The Notorious BIG, who was himself gunned down in a drive-by shooting the following year, had been involved in the killing.